Beggs Buys Baraboo Gas and Electric Plant
The John S. Beggs interests have acquired the Baraboo Gas & Electric plant and transferred it to the Wisconsin Power Light Heat & Gas Company of which Beggs is president. The deal includes plans to merge Baraboo with other area plants and extend transmission lines from Kilbourn and Prairie du Sac. A $20,000,000 bond trust deed for 30 years at five percent is filed. The Baraboo history shows early electric light efforts, bankruptcy, and eventual ownership by Baraboo Gas & Electric, with current managers E A Potter and W H Potter. Prices for power in Dane and Lodi areas suggest lower rates may come, with current residents paying around 10 to 11 cents per kilowatt-hour on a sliding scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Beggs
Baraboo Gas & Electric Company
Wisconsin Power, Light, Heat & Gas Company
Beggs
Baraboo
Portage
North Freedom
Reedsburg
Ableman
Paynette
Beaver Dam
Kirkwood
Arlington
de Forest
Windsor
Cambria
Markesan
Ripon
Rio
Randolph
Wisconsin River
Kilbourn
Prairie du Sac
Fred Lang
J. F. Sneathen
Mark
Will Warren
G. Marriott
Charles Wild
Janesville
Harry Abbott
William Hopkins
B. H. Strong
Antigo
Te Company
Sceiver
Baraboo Gas & Electricmpany
E. A. Potter
Araboo
E. F. Potter
Tme
W. H. Potter
Orth Avenue
Ite
Dane
Lodi
Prairie Duc
Deemed-mented Emil Besitzki Eludes Sumpter Deputies
The Sumpter man labeled demented has sparked a widespread chase as deputies and a Mendota parole officer search for him. He was last seen driving away with a farmer’s team near Kings Corners, then vanished into timber. Reports place him near Kilbourn and Sauk City, with a possible call from a rural line. his wife and four children are staying with relatives in Spring Green as authorities press on.
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Emil Besitzki
Sumpter
H. L. Hale
Mendota
Mr. Besitzki
Kings Corners
Betitzki
Kilbourn
Claud Francis
Fred Waffenschmidt
L. E. Stone
A. D. Mather
Sauk City
Omaha
Farewell Party for Mr and Mrs George Seagraves
The Methodist church and the W C T U held a farewell party for Mr and Mrs George Seagraves of Reedsburg at the church parlors on Wednesday evening. The program featured speeches and music, followed by ice cream and cake. The couple received gifts from the societies and will soon begin an extended trip through the eastern states.
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Methodist Church
George Seagraves
Reedsburg
Seagraves
Reedsburg May Harbor New Federal Post Office
Reedsburg in Wisconsin is listed for a federal building appropriations request with a post office funding of 40000 dollars. The piece notes electric rates in nearby cities and the Baraboo hydro plant contract, plus questions about power use as Prairie du Lac dam supplies abundant transmission.
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Reedsburg
Wisconsin
Public
Baraboo Soldiers Report From Camp Under Tortured Heat
Private Frank Dwyer chronicles Camp conditions with Company A on guard duties. Lieutenant Tudor served as officer of the guard while Captain Darre nougue led the day shift. Heat reaches 130 in the shade and tents were inspected and aired. Y M C A activities include new OD cotton uniforms, band transfers, and building five temporary YMCAs for soldiers.
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Tudor
Darrenougue
Illinois
Touring Party in Narrow Escape on Portage Road
A Milwaukee tourist party traveling from Milwaukee to the Dells narrowly escaped a serious wreck on Portage road near Lake George station crossing. The marshy road edge gave way under the front wheels, leaving the seven passenger auto tilted. Locals helped, but the car, later freed with a pulley system, was towed into Portage. The travelers named were Jack Yeo, Mr and Mrs John Sontag, Miss Elizabeth Sontag, Miss Christine Esperseth, and J. McCook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Cream City
Dells
Portage
Wyocena
Pardeeville Road
Lake George
Portage Democrat
Funeral for Hugh Edwards Held at Home
Funeral services for Hugh Edwards were conducted yesterday by Rev. E. C. Henke at the home with a quartet singing Sweet Bye and Bye and Tell it to Jesus. A large group of relatives attended. pallbearers included Ed. Thomas and Manford Bump. Edwards was a longtime Presbyterian member. he leaves a wife, stepchildren, an adopted son, three brothers and a sister.
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Hugh Edwards
E. C. Henke
E. O. Coontz
Irvin Bump
Charles Rooney
Jesus
Ed. Thomas
Manford Bump
Monroe Bump
al Teel
D. B. Peck
Mr. Bartlett
Mr. Edwards
The
Presbyterian Church
Frank
Edward
William
Owen Edwards
Mary Williams
Picnic at County Farm on Labor Day
Christian Christensen, superintendent of the county farm near Reedsburg, announces Labor Day Monday September 4 as the date for the county farmers conference and crop demonstration at that place. Complete details of the event follow.
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Christian Christensen
Reedsburg
Baraboo Social Attends Reception for G A R and W R C Leaders
Baraboo residents Miss Belle Blanchett Mrs J H Hubbard and Mrs George Weidenkopf attended a Madison reception yesterday hosted by the Lucius Fairchild corps in honor of O L Rosencrans G A R department commander and Henrietta Barney W R C department commander. The group met with Mrs Anna E Noyes presiding and heard brief speeches by Past Department Commanders John C Martin and W J McKay followed by a musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Blanchett
J. H. Hubbard
George Weidenkopf
Madison
Lucius Fairchild
O. L. Rosencrans
Henrietta Barney
Anna E. Noyes
Baraboo
John C. Martin
W. J. McKay
Baraboo Soldier Hurt by Bottle Explosion at Camp Wilson
John Sprecher of Company A, First Wisconsin regiment, is off duty a week after an accident while handling pop bottles in the regimental canteen at Camp Wilson San Antonio Texas. A falling bottle shattered on salt ice injuring his hand and eye requiring two stitches. He notes soldiers now sleep on cots due to pests and eagerly read Baraboo papers.
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Camp Wilson
San Antonio
Texas
John Sprecher
Wisconsin Regiment
John
Ginseng Touted as Cure for Cancer in Rural Report
A Hunter Trader and Trapper excerpt claims ginseng can treat cancer with internal and external applications. In cases described, roots were chewed or made into poultices, cancers supposedly disappeared by day ten, with permanent healing. Schwartz Brothers of Spring Green noted as large local ginseng growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Schwartz Brothers
Spring Green
Sauk County
Mant Indians and Totem Poles Found in Alaska
Archaeologists report uncovering Mant Indian remains and carved totems in an Alaska site. Local officials coordinate with researchers to document artifacts and preserve cultural heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Totem Poles and Alaska Indian Traditions Revealed
A historical piece outlines Alaska Indian life with totem poles as storied carvings. Poles record legends and lineage, arise from clan groups like bear and raven, and involve feasts or potlatches when raised.
Ice Cream Factory Moves to New Quarters
The Reedsburg ice cream factory relocated to a new site north of the creamery and reports a more convenient location for production and distribution.
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Reedsburg
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